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<p>The Commission has not made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing
external access to Richmond House and there are no plans to open the entrance into
Richmond House from Whitehall. The House of Commons Commission’s decision to house
Members and their staff in Richmond House was for three years from summer 2021, and
the scope of this light refresh did not include opening up this entrance.</p><p>In
order to open up access there would be a need for intrusive infrastructure works.
There would also be an increase in operational costs as the entrance would need to
be manned by Met Police. Any opening up of the Whitehall entrance would need to be
evaluated against the decision of the Commission (for the three-year period) and other
necessary changes to provide adequate physical security arrangements for passholders
entering and exiting the building at this location would also be required.</p>
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